Quote Originally Posted by The Deadlifting Dog View Post
I am a powerlifter.

I train full body EOD.

I definitely believe in overtraining.

After 3-4 weeks of intense training, I'll have a deload week to allow my body to fully recover.
A deload week is a week where I do about half the volume that I do in a regular week.
Good to know. I've taken a deload once so far since Ive started back at it. Taking another deload during the christmas holiday.

Quote Originally Posted by Nephets View Post
I think everyone is different. I think overtraining comes more from the intensity of your workout more so then the volume. I think you can half ass a bunch of sets and still be fine. Once you turn up the intensity your going to need more recovery time.
This makes perfect sense. I definitely don't half ass any of my lifts but I see what you're getting at

Quote Originally Posted by Proximal View Post
Personal experience with converting to HIT techniques (accentuated negatives, drop sets, forced reps, etc.) My recovery time now is at 4 days minimal, but generally 5 days per muscle group. Progressing well with the switch & can tell immediately during that workout if I'm not recovered.
Interesting.